13th Floor MusicTalk

Episodes

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  OvO Is Looking For Open Minds and Open Ears 20.10.2026 19m

  Italian noise/sludge/industrial/punk band OvO are in New Zealand, ready to play their first shows in front of Kiwi audiences with an 8-date tour.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Stefania Pedretti and Bruno Dorella, who were holed up in Tauranga, taking in the sights, the sounds and the smells of New Zealand while looking for music lovers who have open minds and open ears to join them on their 8-date tour. Watch and listen as they explain how and why they have developed into a act that they call a "doom/dance band".
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  Killswitch Engage Is Bringing Hope To New Zealand 17.10.2026 16m

  Metalcore pioneers Killswitch Engage are playing not one, but two shows at Auckland's Powerstation this month, with Oct 31st sold out and Oct 30th almost there.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Killswitch Engage front man Jesse Leach about the overwhelming fan reaction to these shows and how they are "finding faith in these dark times" with lyrics that promote positivity, unity and hope. Watch and listen to the entire interview to learn about Jesse's punk roots.
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  Heti Hope and Hidden Plains 16.10.2026 16m

  New Zealand singer-songwriter Heti Hope describes the music she makes with her band as “cosmicfolkjazz”. Their new album, Hidden Plains, is out now.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Heti about making Hidden Plains a collection of nine new and very original songs.
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  Dummy Is Embracing The New-Ness of Everything 15.10.2026 27m

  Dummy is about to release their third studio album, do you love the color of the sky? and the Los Angeles-based 5-piece delivers a "breathtaking piece of work that introduces new textures and rhythms to their already varied and refined catalog."The 13th Floor's Marty Duda tracked down Joe Trainer (guitars) and Alex Ewell (percussion and drum sounds) to find out more about the new musical direction this adventurous young band is taking.
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  Tori Thom Dissolves Corporeality 10.10.2026 15m

  Auckland-based artist Tori Thom releases her new EP, Dissolves Corporeality today and Tori is here to tell you all about it. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Tori, who is a classically trained musician and teacher, but is also somewhat trapped in the virtual world due to chronic illness, and trying to make the most of it. Watch and listen as Tori talks about learning to unlearn her classical training and who growinbg up with an oversized grand piano in a tiny house shaped her musical outlook.
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  DESTIN: Making Music Out Of Activism and Hope: 24.09.2026

  DESTIN is a six-member collective based on an eco-village in Arizona where they make music about activism and hope. They have just released their debut album, Place Of My Dreams.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to two of the bandmembers...Mycenay (drums) and Ala'Di (bass & vocals). Ala'Di is one of two songwriters within the group, the other being guitarist and singer Keea...and she is a native New Zealander. Watch and listen as these artists talk about how their music is "bringing hope to a troubled time".
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  Air Supply's Russell Hitchcock Reveals Love and Other Bruises 21.09.2026 12m

  Air Supply is scheduled to celebrate their 50th year of hitmaking with a show at Auckland's Civic Theatre on December 15th. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke with lead singer Russell Hitchcock...the voice behind hits like All Out Of Love, Here I Am and Lost Without Your Love...to talk about the Kiwi producer who helped get the ball rolling. Turns out it was never as easy as Making Love Out Of Nothing At All.
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  Shearwater Is Looking Forward To The New World 19.09.2026 31m

  Austin-based band Shearwater has just released their new album, The New World and we have founding member Jonathan Meiburg on the line as he prepares to take his band on a long-overdue tour.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke with Jonathan about the reasons for the long break from the road, why he has chosen to crowdfund both the album and the tour and how he got Laurie Anderson to make an appearance on the record. Ever the optimist, Jonathan's mantra is..."What is possible today?
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  Agnes Obel Explains The Meaning Of Flowers 14.09.2026 21m

  Berlin-based, Danish-born singer, songwriter, producer and classically trained pianist Agnes Obel is on her way to New Zealand and she has a new album ready showcase!The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Agnes, who was in Berlin, about what fans can expect when she returns to Auckland and what this new album, The Meaning Of Flowers, is all about.
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  Hannah Virk Shares Half Of My Cup 11.09.2026 17m

  Wellington artist Hannah Virk has recorded 12 new songs she collectively calls Half Of My Cup...its her third album, and one we think you should know about. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Hannah just days earlier and asked her if she was a glass half full or half empty type of person.
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  America's Gerry Beckley Is Making Music Great Again 31.08.2026 17m

  Gerry Buckley, a founding member of 70's hitmakers America, is out on his own with a new album called Merciful. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Gerry who was at home in Sydney, where he splits his time with Venice, California. Merciful features 11 new songs, a couple of choice covers and a guest appearance by Graham Nash. Here is Gerry to tell us how it all came together.
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  Improvement Movement On The Road To A Perfect Real Life 23.08.2026 19m

  Improvement Movement is a 4-piece “acoustic grunge” band based in Atlanta, Georgia that has just released its third studio album, Your Perfect Real Life.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found all four bandmembers stuffed in a van in the middle of Vermont, making their way to Woodstock for a release-day show. Watch and listen as Tony, Clark, Marshall and Zach recount tales of touring with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Puddles The Clown in their journey to make an album they call “prismatic, angular, jumpy, and eccentric“.
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  Chris Pierce On Singing Songs For The Heavy Hearted 22.08.2026 19m

  LA-based singer/songwriter Chris Pierce has just released his 9th studio album, Songs For The Heavy Hearted, a collection of songs he says are, "about our shared humanity". The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Chris on the eve of release day to find out more about these songs and about working with Steve Earle, Allison Russell and Neil Young producer Niko Bo
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  Kira Roessler Is An Enigma Wrapped In Punk History 15.08.2026 18m

  Former Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler has just released her second solo album titled Enigma. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to the solo artist and award-winning sound editor....Kira was on the team that won an Oscar for 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road. We found her at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California where she paused from her work on a K-Pop film to talk about making Enigma with her brother Paul Roessler, of The Screamers, and how he helped her make the transition from prog to punk that led her to becoming a member of Black Flag.
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  Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook Is Still Cool For Cats 10.08.2026 16m

  Squeeze is coming to New Zealand! The iconic British band bring their Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour to Auckland and Wellington next April.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to founding member/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Glenn Tilbrook about what we can expect when the band lands in New Zealand….how Trixie came to be and and how he saw David Bowie at Glastonbury in 1971!
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  Menzies - From Magic To Music 24.07.2026 14m

  Wellington-based "crooked alt-rockers" Menzies hit the road after the release of their debut album, Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm!The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to main Menzie Chris Brown about one of this year's quirkiest records and how it will translate to the stage.
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  Gin Wigmore Sorts Out Her Beautiful Mess 18.07.2026 13m

  Gin Wigmore has just released Beautiful Mess. Its the first new album from the Kiwi singer-songwriter in eight years and we think you'll find it was worth waiting for. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Gin on release day about her time living in the USA and why she's back in New Zealand making music once again.
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  Midge Ure – A Year Late But An Album Richer 17.07.2026 17m

  Midge Ure is due to tour New Zealand…finally, after having to postpone his Catalogue: The Hits Tour, originally scheduled for 2025.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Midge at his “little studio in Portugal” and spoke to the former Ultravox and Visage front man about his first performance in New Zealand in front of a 1982 Sweetwaters Festival crowd and how he creates a setlist that keeps fans from all his various musical endeavours happy
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  The Sixteenth Gets Medieval for Matariki 12.07.2026 24m

  The Sixteenth is the musical project of Wellington-based composer and producer Richard Walley and the new album is titled Winters In The World.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Richard just ahead of release day to find out how and why this album takes as its subject the Anglo-Saxon year — a calendar in which the pre-Christian seasonal cycle and the Christian liturgical year coexisted, while making orchestral and electronic music that is 50% ambient and 50% progressive house.
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  Macey – Once Again 06.07.2026 10m

  Auckland singer/songwriter Macey has just released his second album titled Once.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Macey about how his time in London inspired the songs that became Once.